Garment bag



Dec. 19, 1950 N. 1.. SCHWARTZMAN GARMENT BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug. 8, 1947 Dec. 19, 1950 N. SCHWARTZMAN GARMENT BAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. 8, 1947 FIE. Z.

INVENTOR. 1V5 r/m/y ,lf'zmmezznmm Patented Dec. 19, 1950 GARMEN'fEAG' Nathan 1;. Selrwai'tflnan, Jersey cing-1N: .L as signer to Protei" Products Company; Jersey City, N"; J5, a-corporation AiriflicatifimAiig'ust s, 1947; Sii'iltlNoi767i4il5 which smay 'be 'folded iand seamed to produce a structure-10f rectangular cross' secti'on and fus than includes a combination garment supporting meansand hanger means;

A: further object ofthis invention is 'to' provide at blank of: plastic sheet material which 1 com prisesicut outcorner sections and cut outpor tions -on edges intermediate-the corners :whereby the 'blank may: be folded to produce abag=structime of rectangular cross section and having a minimum number of' abuttingedges tube-seamed toproducesuch 'a struct-ure;

- Still anotherobject of this invention is to pro vlde; a blank: or: plastic sheet-"material wh-ich-has cut out portions' thereby. permitting the-blank to be ffoldedi in-to s bag structure' and including a zipper type closure strip wherein a minimum amount of seaming-operations are necessary.

Another object of this invention-is to provide a compact, durable garmentb'ag of the character described, which shall be relatively inex ensive to manufacture; easy to assemble and yet practical'an'd efiicient to a highdegree in use.

Other objects of this invention-will in -part be Obvious and part hereinafter pointed out,

The invention accordingly consists in th e featui cs of construction, combinations ofelements, and arrangement of partswhich will be' exem-p1ifled initheconstruction-hereinatter described and orl 'which th'e scopeof-application will be indicated in the following claim.

In the accompanying drawing, in which is shown various possible illustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the garment bag embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the upper portion of the bag shown in Fig. 1, with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a blank which may be used in forming the bag shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a portion of a blank similar to that shown in Fig. 3 and illustrating a modified construction;

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig.2;

Fig. isa cross-seotionatview'taken on the line! "lof Figglj- 8- 'is a' -cross-secticnalview taken on the Iii-m8 8 of Fig.1;-a nd Fig 9* is a cross sectionalview taken on'the line '*9 bf 'Fig. 1.

Referring. nowin detail to th drawing; I c des ignates a-bagsstructure embodyingthe-invention. 'r hesame'maybe made from a blank I I such as shown in Fig-$3. The bl'anle II,.whic1'-i maybe made of 1 sheet material such as-- thermoplastic filing-paper fabric." or the like, comprises a pair of-sirni'larpane'ls or walls I 2 -I 3 of generally-rectaii'gular shape. Each panel is formed with rectangiilar cutoutcorners I4,- I5; I6, I1. Thepan els I2, I3 are then provided with upper and lower flaps 'I 8,' I9an"d'side'fi'aps 20.2 I t The panels I2 and I 3 are joined together along the longitudinal edge portions' 22 of the side flaps 2-I.- The edge-portions'zi of the blanks are'turned inwardly'and seamed in abutting relationshinby means ofsolvent, cement; hot welding. sewing or combinations thereof.

The-blank I thus formed is folded-to-form the bag I8. 'I-o"this"end,-;the flaps--l8, I9 and'iflare folded inwardly on lines connecting the corners of -theoutput-portionsII, I 4;'I4, I5 and I5;-I6, respectively; The seamed flap portions 2 I are also folded along: a-line connecting the' corners of-thecut out-portionsd 6:1 1 of the panels, The foldingroperations bring-the edges of the correspondingefla-ps- I 8, and I 9 into--substantially=abutting 2 relationship. The dimensions 0f 7 the flaps I8; -I Sam-such as' to permit the edge portions I Be, I9a= thereof respectively; to be inwardly turned andseamed inabutting relationship. as shown in Fig. 7.

Similarly, the edges Ida, I4b of the corner out out portion I4 and the edges [5a, I5b of the corner cut out portion I5 are brought into abutting relationship and seamed in th manner previously described. To reenforce the seams a folded strip 23 may be placed over the seams and secured thereto by stitching 24. The flaps 20 thus form the front wall of the bag structure It as shown in Fig. 1.

The edges Ila, I'Ib of the corner cut out portion I1 and the edges IGa, I6b of the corner cut out portion I6 are also brought into abutting relationship and seamed. The flaps 2| will then form the back end of the bag structure while the flaps I8 form the top and the flaps I9 form the bottom thereof.

The width of the flaps is such as to provide 7 a longitudinal space therebetween when the flaps are in folded form. The edges of the flaps 20 are interconnected by a longitudinally extending closure strip which comprises a tape 26 having outer edges 21. The edges 21 of the tape 26 are superposed over the outwardly turned edges 28 of the flaps 20. A folded reenforcing strip 29 enfolds the superposed tape edge and fla edge and is secured thereto by stitching 30. The upper and lower edges of the tape 25 are seamed to the edges of the upper and lower flaps. The tape 26 also comprises interengaging elements secured to the inner edges thereof and forming a slide fastener or zipper closure 32. tion of the strip may extend from the top of the bag to a point short of the bottom thereof as shown in Fig. 1. A pair of loops 31 of fabric, plastic or the like may be interposed between the seamed edge portions of the tape 26 and the flap edges 28 and are positioned at the upper and lower ends of the closure tape 25 as shown in Fig. l, for the purpose hereinafter appearing.

The bag 10 is provided with a rectangular wire frame 33 which extends about the peripheral portions of the top portion of the bag. The frame 33 comprises a pair of side members 35 which are interconnected at their mid portions by a corrugated member 35. A pair of collars 36 are mounted on spaced portions of the member 35. The collars 35 are formed with openings 31 which receive the lower end of hook members 38, in engaging relationship thereto as shown in Fig. 5. The flaps 18 of the bag 10 are formed with openings 39 opposite the collars 36 and are reenforced by a tab 49 and a grommet 4|. Ihe hooks 38 pass through the reenforced openings 39 in flaps 18.

It will be apparent that the corrugated member 35 mounted on the frame 33 forms supporting means for garments suspended Within the bag. The hooks 38 extending outwardly from the corrugated member and projecting through the top of the bag, permit the suspension of the bag as a whole from suitable suspending means.

A stiffening and shaping member 42 such as cardboard or the like may be inserted in the bottom portion of the bag.

In Fig. 4 is shown a blank 1 la which is similar to that shown in Fig. 3 except that it is in the form of a single piece. The blank Ha is provided with the cut out corner portions similarly disposed, as shown in Fig. 3. The blank Ha is folded and the edge portions thereof seamed in the same manner as previously described. It

will be apparent that the blank I la may be used when wide stock is available, thereby eliminating the need for seamin two panels as shown in Fig. 3.

The closure por- The loops 31 are used to facilitate the operation of the zipper closure. The upper being grasped when opening the bag and the lower is grasped when the bag is to be closed.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

A garment bag formed of thin transparent sheet material and having side walls connected by a, rear wall integral with rear edges of the side walls, said side walls having upper and lower portions projecting beyond ends of the rear wall and folded inwardly and forming flaps extending towards each other and secured together along their inner meeting edges to form upper and lower end walls having rear edges secured along the upper and lower edges of said rear wall, said side walls having portions projecting forwardly from the upper and lower flaps even with the upper and lower edges of the rear wall and folded inwardly and forming side sections of a front wall, the said front wall sections having upper and lower edges secured along front edges of the upper and lower end walls and their inner side edges spaced from each other and defining a vertically extending front opening midway the width of the front wall, a closure for the front opening consisting of a longitudinally slit tape disposed vertically between the side sections and secured along its edges to the inner side edges of the said side sections, slide fastener actuated means to close said slit, and a frame fitting in the bag against the upper end wall and carrying supportengaging hooks extending upwardly and out of the bag through openings in the upper wall.

NATHAN L. SCHWARTZMAN.

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